Deng Yan, Zheng Yong
Faculty of Psychological Science, Southwest University, Chongqing, PR China.
Evol Psychol. 2015 Jan 26;13(1):89-105. doi: 10.1177/147470491501300106.
Studies of humans and non-human animals indicate that females tend to change the likelihood of choosing a potential mate based on the decisions of other females; this is known as mate-choice copying. In a sample of both single and coupled women, we examined the influence of other women's (model) mate-choice decisions, including mate acceptance and mate rejection, on participants' attractiveness ratings of men (target) and willingness of mate selection. We also examined whether different types of relationships between the target men and the model women affected mate-choice copying. We found that both the single and coupled women showed mate-choice copying, but their response patterns differed. The significant effects for single women were dependent on a decrease in attractiveness ratings when they perceived the models' mate rejection. However, the significant findings for coupled women relied on an increase in attractiveness ratings when they observed the models' mate acceptance. Furthermore, the relationship status between the target men and the model women affected the magnitude of mate-choice copying effects for the single women. Specifically, they showed less mate-choice copying when the targets and models were in a committed romantic relationship than when in a temporary relationship.
对人类和非人类动物的研究表明，雌性往往会根据其他雌性的决定来改变选择潜在配偶的可能性；这被称为择偶模仿。在一个由单身和有伴侣的女性组成的样本中，我们研究了其他女性（榜样）的择偶决定，包括对配偶的接受和拒绝，对参与者对男性（目标）的吸引力评分以及择偶意愿的影响。我们还研究了目标男性与榜样女性之间不同类型的关系是否会影响择偶模仿。我们发现，单身和有伴侣的女性都表现出择偶模仿，但她们的反应模式有所不同。单身女性的显著影响取决于当她们察觉到榜样对配偶的拒绝时，其对目标男性吸引力评分的降低。然而，有伴侣女性的显著发现则依赖于当她们观察到榜样对配偶的接受时，其对目标男性吸引力评分的增加。此外，目标男性与榜样女性之间的关系状态影响了单身女性择偶模仿效应的程度。具体而言，当目标男性与榜样女性处于稳定的恋爱关系时，单身女性表现出的择偶模仿比处于临时关系时更少。
